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Nuclear arms inquiry widens in Pakistan

August 19, 2021 at 10:42 a.m.

Scientists working on Pakistan's nuclear weapons program were barred Tuesday from leaving the country as the government intensified its inquiry into allegations that nuclear technology had been shared with Iran....

U.S. troops surround stronghold

August 20, 2021 at 11:08 p.m.

American forces are carrying out their largest single military operation in Iraq since the end of major fighting, officials said Wednesday, with more than 4,000 soldiers surrounding a 30-square-mile peninsula...

U.S. attack on Afghan caves exposed Taliban base

August 21, 2021 at 12:09 a.m.

A day after U.S. forces killed at least 18 Taliban fighters in clashes near here, more than 300 American soldiers scoured a sprawling complex of 160 caves and hide-outs Wednesday...

Hard talks win OK of British presence in Afghan capital

January 30, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

After a week of intense negotiations, Afghan and British officials agreed that fewer than 100 British marines would deploy in Kabul before a new interim government takes power Saturday, Western...

Afghans run gantlet on lawless highway

January 30, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.

Hundreds of square miles of southern Afghanistan around the Taliban stronghold in Kandahar are empty, lawless lands ruled by wayward gunmen and locals beholden to no central authority, according to...

Escapism is feature of the day

January 30, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.

The usher carried a rubber whip and the police officer on duty toted a submachine gun. Patrons had to check their knives, brass knuckles and other weapons at the door....

In the dark, they wait for the bombs

January 30, 2019 at 11:46 a.m.

For the people of Kabul, life under American-led bombardment has fallen into a slow, predictable and terrifying routine. At 6 p.m. each day, as the city darkens and the Taliban...

Afghan rebels wait for chance

January 30, 2019 at 11:47 a.m.

Under a clear sky lit by a three-quarters moon, a steady bombardment of Kabul began Sunday night, sending bright flashes of light and loud concussions rolling across this farming plain...

Child soldiers filling ranks in civil war

January 30, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

The local commander of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance here, a small man with a graying beard, did not hesitate when asked the age of his youngest soldier. "He is 12,"...

Besieged commander says U.S. could turn tide

January 30, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Ignoring the threat of Taliban snipers, Gen. Baba Khan swaggered across the top floor of this demolished airfield's control tower Friday afternoon and pointed south. "On the other side of...

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